the study analyzed the information needs and accessibility of artisanal fisher folk in benue state, nigeria. multistage sampling technique was used to select two fishing communities from each of the three agro-ecological zones in the study area. a structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data from 222 respondents. descriptive statistics showed that artisanal fisher folk were mostly ...

purpose: this study considers deterring factors for agricultural development in rural areas of khondab county as an arising effect of previous governmental officials; while natural factors cannot be ignored. methodology: the research method of this study is the analysis of documents and surveys (questionnaires, field interview). the sample of the study consists of 370 farmers from 25 rural sett...

in recent decades, empowerment has been used as a mechanism to improve the quality of women’s personal life and career. in this respect, information technology can be used as an effective instrument to meet that end. the purpose of this study is to examine gender roles in inclination of men and women towards using information technology in agricultural extension. the study is conducted in gilan...

This study investigates the perception of historic changes in climate and associated impact on local agriculture among smallholders in pastoral/agropastoral systems of Borana in southern Ethiopia. We drew on empirical data obtained from farm household surveys conducted in 5 districts, 20 pastoral/agropastoral associations and 480 farm households. Using this data, this study analyses smallholder...

The purpose of the study was to identify and document technical knowledge and information gaps that can inform development of appropriate training programs for cane farmers. The study employed a survey research design; involving 105 small scale farmers in selected from eight Sub-counties of Kakamega County. Data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Pearson’s product m...

The chapter present the report of a study that examined information needs and seeking haviour of farmers in Laduba community, Kwara State, Nigeria. This study adopted a survey research design using simple sampling technique to select 28 respondents from the population. Structured questionnaire was designed for the collection of data. It was discovered from the findings that majority of the farm...